Briefing
The Richmond Fed Manufacturing and Service Sector Surveys: A User's Guide
Watson, Aileen; Price, David A. (2014-03)
The Richmond Fed conducts monthly surveys of business conditions in the manufacturing and service sectors of the Fifth Federal Reserve District. This article provides background information on these surveys and on other manufacturing and service sector surveys.The Richmond Fed conducts monthly surveys of business conditions in the manufacturing and service sectors of the Fifth Federal Reserve District. This article provides background information on these surveys and on other manufacturing and service sector surveys.
Richmond Fed Economic Brief , Issue Mar

Journal Article
Serving the unbanked : La Cooperativa educates members
Watson, Aileen (2004-10)
Econ Focus , Volume 8 , Issue Fall , Pages 9-10

Briefing
The service sector and the "Great Recession"
Watson, Aileen; Schnorbus, Robert H. (2010-12)
The recent recession had a lasting effect on the service sector, both nationally and in the Fifth District. The Fifth District Service Sector Index of Revenues provides valuable insights into the nature of the service sector's downturn, and its links to downturns in other markets. In particular, breaking down the aggregate index into its component industries reveals important differences in each subsector's decline and relative recovery.
Richmond Fed Economic Brief , Issue Dec